Chapter 26 Selection If you perform exceptionally well, you have a chance to become one of them...
Gao Luo just woke up in the morning and suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
Gao Shule went to open the door. She didn't see anyone at first glance. The second time she looked down, she saw the person coming.
He is a little boy, who looks a little younger than A'Luo. He has fair skin, a pair of eyes like black grapes, and looks exceptionally delicate.
"You...you are?"
The little boy raised the plastic bag in his hand and said obediently, "I live next door, and my brother asked me to bring something to you."
The bag is full of snacks, including potato chips, preserved fruits, jellies, candies, ice cream, etc.
"The ice cream must be put in the refrigerator, otherwise it will melt." The little boy reminded her.
A little boy suddenly ran out early in the morning and stuffed a bag of snacks into her hands. Gao Shule was confused by the scene.
Gao Luo's mind was still unclear, and the first thing she heard was the word "ice cream".
She jumped out of bed, ran to the little boy, took the snack bag, and smiled at him: "Although I don't know you, thank you!"
Xiaonian originally thought that there was only one adult in the room, but unexpectedly a little girl suddenly jumped out in front of him. Although her hair was frizzy like a mess, her face was as pretty as the doll in the window. Sweet smile, sweet voice too!
Suddenly it was like fireworks going off in his mind.
Gao Luo took the snacks back to the house, put the ice cream in the refrigerator first, and then hid the remaining snacks in the cupboard.
While hiding, I kept repeating to myself: It must not be discovered, otherwise it will be confiscated again.
What was confiscated? 】
[I don’t know, I just heard a word that sounded like ice cream. 】
[Oh~ Xiao Luo is hiding snacks! Let me out quickly, let me see what snacks there are! 】
Gao Shule covered the camera in the house with a towel and has not uncovered it yet.
After Gao Luo hid the snacks, she turned around and saw the little boy still standing at the door. She was staring at herself, her eyes as bright as searchlights, and her little face was rosy.
"Do you have anything else to do?" Gao Luo asked him.
Xiaonian nodded, then shook his head vigorously, "It's okay."
After he said that, he ran away with his short legs.
Gao Luo saw him run into the room to the east.
"Is it the kid from the next door?" Gao Luo said, "He's a very nice guy. He even gave me a gift when we met."
Gift-giving requires reciprocity. Gao Luo took out the picture book from her suitcase and decided to use it as a return gift.
After changing clothes, brushing teeth and washing face, Jin Qi and Duanduan arrived.
Before leaving, Gao Luo said that she had something else to do and asked her to wait for two minutes.
She ran to the door of the next room on the east side, and just as she raised her hand, the door opened.
It wasn't the little boy who opened the door, it was an adult. The first thing that caught my eye was the man's pair of long legs. Gao Luo raised her head and looked upwards, marveling in her heart, what a great figure, with broad shoulders, narrow waist and long legs, but she didn't know what her face looked like.
She tilted her head back, and just as she saw the man's strong jawline, he bent his knees and squatted down to look at her at eye level.
The lips are smooth and beautiful, the nose is high, and the eyes are bright. Different from his rather cold and hard facial features, the man's eyes were very gentle, with the corners of his eyes curved downwards with a smile.
He spoke in a gentle voice: "A Luo."
Gao Luo was surprised: "Do you know me?"
The man did not answer, but introduced himself: "My name is Xia Mushi."
He paused, seeing Gao Luo's bewildered expression, and then continued, "I'm a new guest, and we may meet often in the future."
Oh... Gao Luo thought, no wonder he brought a child with him, it turned out that he was the guest replacing Feng Daiyue.
As she was thinking this, the next moment she discovered that the little boy was hiding behind Xia Mushi, only peeking out his eyes to look at her secretly.
"Hello, my name is A'Luo, what's your name?" Gao Luo took the initiative to greet.
"My name is Xiaonian." The boy said in a low voice.
"Thank you for the gift you gave me, I like it very much. I don't have anything else with me except this. I give it to you, I hope you don't mind." Gao Luo handed him the picture book in her hand.
The boy walked out shyly, took the picture book and held it in his arms, then quickly hid behind Xia Mushi.
"See you later." Gao Luo waved to them.
When Gao Luo was talking to them, Jin Qi was standing quite far away, so the live broadcast room could not clearly see the situation in the room. One could only vaguely see Gao Luo talking to a very tall man.
Who is that? Gao Luo made friends on her first day moving in? 】
[My sister Luo is the community leader, and I’m not just talking. 】
[That guy looks like a handsome guy.] 】
[Because you can’t see the face...a man’s handsomeness comes from a woman’s imagination, hahahahahaha. 】
After delivering the picture book, Gao Luo returned to Gao Shule, and the group set off for the B&B.
After the five groups of guests gathered, they went to the restaurant to have dinner first.
The restaurant and accommodation area are two separate buildings. As breakfast was coming to an end, Gao Luo looked up and through the restaurant's panoramic floor-to-ceiling windows, and suddenly saw Xia Mushi and Xiaonian passing by outside.
Xia Mushi was also looking at her, and when their eyes met, Xia Mushi smiled at her with his lips curved.
Gao Luo had a hunch that this was a good person since he loved to laugh so much.
After dinner, the guests went to the lobby of the opposite building. They saw that the new guest had arrived, a male artist with a little boy.
They introduced themselves first: "My name is Xia Shi, and this is my younger brother, Xiaonian, who is four years old this year."
Xia Shi wore a loose dark-colored sweatshirt, which stretched the shoulders very wide. The sleeves were rolled up to the forearms, and the clear and firm muscle lines extended into the sleeves. The short black hair is combed back without any loose hair covering it. The whole face is clean and three-dimensional, with sharp contours, high eyebrows and deep eyes.
After the new guests appeared, the cameraman and PD also arrived at their posts. There was a commotion in the live broadcast room:
[word Mom, he is so handsome that my eyes widened immediately! 】
[Not only does she have such a great figure, but her face is also so authoritative. Is this new this year? I haven’t seen this type of thing in the domestic entertainment circle! 】
[Director, why did you only say he was a newcomer yesterday and not tell us he was a handsome guy? Do you want to give us a surprise? 】
[Yesterday I said I wasn’t looking forward to it, but it was too early, hehe~]
[Which company's artist is this? Does he have any works? 】
[I don’t know, I haven’t seen it.] I checked the encyclopedia, but it didn't even have the information. 】
[What about the encyclopedia? I went to the social platform to check the account, but there was not a single account. Which company doesn’t allow artists to register accounts? ah? ? 】
Netizens discovered that Xia Shi did not have any social media accounts, and the four groups of guests at the scene had no impression of him. Although Gao Shule was not well-known at the time, she was barely considered an 18th-tier star and had played some small supporting roles in many dramas. The person in front of me is not even on the 18th line, let alone the 108th line.
There are too many unknown celebrities in the entertainment industry. Why did "Wonderful Holiday" find such a newcomer? There is no evidence of her abilities or works, but her appearance is clearly visible. From her face to her height to her temperament, she is extremely outstanding, even overshadowing Xue Chen.
The guests at the scene suddenly felt a wave of pressure, especially Xue Chen. He knows clearly that his current traffic and popularity are due to his pretty face.
There is a famous saying in the entertainment industry: As long as your face is there, the kingdom is there. As long as one has outstanding appearance, he or she will definitely have a large group of fans, and it is undoubted that fan economy brings commercial value.
In addition to Xue Chen, several other guests were also wary of Xia Shi. Because there are more advertisers involved in this issue, they have to compete for business resources. The joining of newcomers is clearly intended to steal resources.
Only Gao Shule and Gao Luo were absent-minded.
Gao Shule’s principle in doing things is to do your own thing and mind other people’s business. If others perform better than her, it must be because she has done poorly and she needs to work harder to make up for her shortcomings in the future.
After listening to Xia Shi’s self-introduction, Gao Luo was thinking, isn’t this person called Xia Mushi? How did it become daylight saving time? Did she hear it wrong this morning, or did this person say it wrong?
The guests had different thoughts, and Ning Heng announced the first shooting content of the day at this time.
He extended his left hand forward and made a "please" gesture, and then a middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties walked in front of the camera. She was wearing a dark purple suit, with a dignified posture, a plump figure, and elegant and graceful every move she made.
Ning Heng introduced her as Ning Qiong, the exclusive title sponsor of the second season of "Wonderful Holiday" and the president of Shanli.
Shanli is the largest non-alcoholic beverage brand in China, with more than 100 kinds of beverages, including sparkling soft drinks, milk, juice, coffee, tea drinks, etc., with annual revenue of more than 20 billion. Everyone in the industry knows that they have won the exclusive naming rights for the second season of "Wonderful Holiday" at a sky-high price of 600 million yuan.
Ning Qiong first introduced their corporate culture and product lines to the guests, and then talked about the filming location where the guests were currently.
"Shencheng is the birthplace of the world's black tea, and the tea produced in the tea garden we are in today is a representative of high-end top-grade black tea. Six to eight buds are picked before the Qingming Festival to make one kilogram of tea. The low yield of raw materials and high labor costs make it the ceiling of the market, with a price of up to five figures."
"And today I am particularly proud to say that this ceiling is the origin of the raw materials for our brand of black tea drinks."
After listening to her long speech, everyone came to their senses:
[So this episode is about taking everyone to visit the raw material production site of the sponsor? 】
[The six hundred million yuan was well spent and it really served as a publicity stunt. 】
[Are you really going to give us such expensive black tea? 】
[Tea is divided into spring tea, summer tea, autumn tea and winter tea according to the season.] I know the variety she is talking about. It is indeed very expensive, costing tens of thousands of yuan per kilogram in the market. Generally, it is picked before the Qingming Festival, and only the buds are picked. But you can still pick it later, but the quality won’t be as good. 】
[Put the black tea aside for now, what are we going to do today? 】
[Since we have come to the place of origin, we must shoot an advertisement before leaving, right? 】
The comments on the barrage were half right. This episode was shot in a tea garden. One reason was to lead everyone to learn about tea culture, and the other was to shoot an advertisement.
The staff handed out a piece of paper with words crowded together on it. There are many professional terms that are difficult to understand.
Ning Heng said: "This is the first task that President Ning has given to everyone. Memorize the advertising slogans. The group of guests who perform well will have the opportunity to shoot this creative interstitial advertisement. Let me reveal another secret. If you perform particularly well, you may even have the opportunity to become their brand spokesperson."
There is some appeal in filming mid-shooing commercials, but it’s just average. But if you want to be the spokesperson for Shanli, the temptation is too strong. Apart from the high endorsement fees, being tied to a national brand can greatly increase an artist's exposure and popularity.
Ning Heng added: "If you don't want to shoot, you can give up on your own initiative."
Among the six guests present, only Xue Chen has more business affairs. He has no shortage of endorsements, but who would complain about having too little money? Especially since his fans also hope that he will take this endorsement.
[My brother’s endorsements are all so expensive, I can’t afford them, is there finally an affordable one? ! 】
[It seems that I will have to change my drink to mountain lychee in the future. 】
[Xiao Xue fast-moving consumer goods endorsement brand +1! 】
[Shanli, you are getting better now and can hang out with my brother. 】
Before the game even started, Xue Chen's fans seemed to have already made up their mind that they would sign Xue Chen.
However, it is normal for them to think this way. Fast-moving consumer goods brands target the mass market and look for spokespersons to increase their market share, so the spokesperson’s traffic must be one of their considerations.
Not only Xue Chen's fans are fantasizing about it in advance, Wen Cheng's fans also feel that they are almost certain to get this endorsement.
[Memorize advertising slogans?] Isn’t this our Acheng’s strong point? 】
[Sorry to the five guests, this endorsement belongs to us, hehe~]
[When we compare our lines with the movie emperor, people will think we are bullying others when we tell them to others, hahahaha. 】
Although the fans of these two groups were very arrogant, fans of several other guests also felt that this endorsement had little to do with themselves, until Ning Heng added a condition.
"Not only the big guests are competing in lines, our little guests are also competing."
Ning Qiong continued, "Yes, it is not used as a criterion, but as a reference. So, all you little cuties, try your best!"
Ning Qiong made a gesture to cheer them up.
The program team gave them enough time and the competition was not held until the next morning, so the guests had one day to prepare.
You can prepare it at the B&B or go back to your respective residences.
Xue Chen and Bian Yuan chose to stay in the B&B because the environment of the house they were assigned this time was really hard to describe.
One lives in the workers' dormitory of the tea processing factory at the foot of the mountain, and the other lives in a simple wooden house built in the tea garden.
Shen Siyan also chose to stay. Although her living environment was better than those two people, in a tea farmer's home in a village at the foot of the mountain, she had to go to the B&B for three meals, which was a waste of time.
Although Gao Shule also felt that climbing the mountain was a waste of time, she would feel cramped if she had to stay in a room with these people to memorize lines.
Gao Luo saw that Gao Shule wanted to go back, so she took the initiative to say that she wanted to leave.
After they came out, Xia Shi and Xiao Nian also came out. The four of them walked down the mountain together.
It was not until they entered the house halfway up the mountain that the netizens in the live broadcast room suddenly realized:
[So this man is the one who talked to Luo this morning? Do they live in the same courtyard? ? 】
[It was only now that I realized that Xia Shi’s figure was indeed a bit similar to the man in the morning. 】
[I said he was a handsome guy, but you insisted that it was because you couldn't see his face and relied on my imagination. 】
[Sisters have sharp eyes and are really good at identifying handsome guys! I won't disobey you next time. 】
After returning to the courtyard, in order not to disturb Gao Shule from memorizing her lines, Gao Luo ran to the yard to play.
The door of Xia Shi's room was open, and the staff were removing the cameras from the empty west room and installing them in Xia Shi's room.
Gao Luo ran over to watch the fun and asked the staff, "Are there many people in their live broadcast room?"
The staff member replied: "Not many. That's normal. Teacher Xia is a newcomer and doesn't have any fans yet."
Gao Luo looked at Xia Shi: "You are so new, don't you have any?"
Xia Shi deliberately lowered his eyelashes and sighed faintly: "Yes, there is not even one."
As expected, he heard Gao Luo say, "Then I'll be your first fan."
Then Gao Luo asked Xiao Nian: "Do you like your brother?"
Xiao Nian blushed and said, "I like it."
"Then you are Xiaoshi's second fan. Oh! And Lele, I will ask her to be your fan too, so you will have three fans now!"
[Pfft, this is the first time I’ve seen this way of comforting someone. 】
[How sincere! Oh, it warms my heart. 】
[I am glad to finally see that there are little guests who can get along harmoniously with our A-Luo. 】
[Yes, I feel that Xiaonian is very well behaved.] 】
[She is so young, only four years old, and can’t even speak clearly, but she blushes when she sees Luo. She is so cute, hahahahaha. 】
Xiaonian likes A'Luo. He thinks she is very beautiful and speaks nicely. He blushes whenever he sees her.
*
After the camera was installed, Gao Luo continued to stroll back to the yard.
Xia Shi called her into the house to rest for a while, and Gao Luo asked, "Will it disturb you?"
Although he said this, he immediately walked into his room. When Xia Shi turned around, he saw that she had found a stool and sat down.
He smiled and said, "No, I don't need to memorize the advertising slogans."
"Why don't you use your back?"
"I don't want to shoot commercials, so I won't participate in this competition and will automatically give up."
"Why? Don't you want the endorsement? Don't you want the endorsement fee?"
An artist with zero fans got such a good platform as Xi Que Tai right after his debut. Gao Shule waited for five years for this opportunity, and her first filming also experienced several rounds of negative hot searches.
Not only did Xia Shi appear on this variety show right after his debut, but he also encountered an opportunity for an advertiser to publicly "select" a spokesperson.
He actually said that he didn't want to shoot commercials. Gao Luo felt that he was a little arrogant at that moment and even wanted to ask him, "Then why do you want to be an artist?"
As if he could see what Gao Luo was thinking, Xia Shi explained, "I feel that since I didn't participate in the first episode, I am not qualified to compete with everyone. I will participate next time when there is such an opportunity."
"Is that so..." Gao Luo said, "Then you are a very kind person."
Gao Luo's thoughts were written all over her face. After Xia Shi said those words, he saw that the doubt on her face quickly faded away.
Xia Shi smiled: "If you think I'm a good person, then do you want to be friends with me?"
Gao Luo responded quickly: "Okay, we will be friends from now on."
She knew very well that when you are out and about, it is always better to have one more friend than one more enemy.
Suddenly Gao Luo thought of something and asked him, "Your name is Xia Shi? Two words?"
"Xia Shi is my stage name."
"Oh~ Just like Xue Chen! His name is Xue Chenle, and his stage name is Xue Chen."
"Yes, that's what I mean." Xia Shi raised his hand and touched Gao Luo's head, and said with emotion: "Our Luo is really smart. She is so smart, how about her memory?"
"Yeah! Everyone calls me a child prodigy, right?" A'Luo turned around and looked at Jin Qi's camera, as if she was talking to netizens in the live broadcast room.
Although they know that she can’t see, netizens still actively agree with her: [Yes! Our A-Luo is a child prodigy! Super super smart! 】
"So smart, then..." Xia Shi pondered and asked tentatively: "Do you have a good memory?"
Gao Luo blurted out: "Okay, I have a very good memory. I can remember that slogan after reading it a few times."
Xia Shi's eyes showed a moment of loneliness, and he thought to himself: You have a good memory, how come you have no impression of me at all, does it mean... I am not important at all?
In contrast to his low mood, netizens were in high spirits:
[Is this true? There are so many words, it fills up an entire page! 】
[I watched the live broadcasts of all the guests. Except for Xia Shi, the other five artists are all studying hard at the moment. People who often memorize lines have to work so hard, how many times does Luo have to watch it to remember it? 】
[Could it be that our A-Luo has the ability to remember everything she sees? ! 】
Other fans passing by and seeing this couldn't help but mock:
[Go ahead and brag. You have a photographic memory. But be careful not to over-boast and draw ridicule. 】
[I know that you fans have high aspirations, but I advise you not to praise Luo too much. She is only five and a half years old. If the backlash comes, I’m afraid the child won’t be able to bear it. 】
Are you really fans? I suspect that they are flattering each other, maybe the rivals have sneaked in. 】
Those people spoke harshly, but the fans in Gao Shule's live broadcast room did not fight back. They were indeed afraid that what they said would hurt A'Luo.
The ability of "photographic memory" is something we have only seen in Jin Yong's novels. It does exist in real life, but it is usually associated with some brain diseases. A'Luo is obviously a normal child.
Moreover, she had not demonstrated her photographic memory in any previous filming sessions. Instead, she was more demonstrating her knowledge reserves and could suddenly say a lot of things that ordinary people didn't know.
Gao Shule had been reciting in her room for the whole morning and was almost able to recite the page fluently, but it was not smooth yet, so she had to continue reciting in the afternoon.
They were going to the guesthouse for lunch at noon, but Xia Shi stopped them and said, "Why don't we eat here to save time?"
"Is this... okay?" Gao Shule was unsure whether the program crew would allow them to do this.
"Sure, I'll ask Lu Tong to tell them."
Many people in the live broadcast room forgot who Lu Tong was. Fortunately, someone remembered and reminded them that he was the burly butler from last night. When he said that, everyone remembered.
Xia Shi went out to find someone and left Xiaonian to Gao Shule's care.
He came back a little while later and said, "I've told the production team that we can have dinner here. Just follow me and I'll take you to the restaurant."
Gao Luo saw that he was familiar with the place, and a strange thought came to her mind: "Have you been here before?"
“I have been here.”
"When? Not during this variety show shoot, right?"
Xia Shi looked back at her and extended his hand.
Gao Luo understood what he meant and quickly stepped forward to hold his hand.
"This is not my first time here. I know Lu Tong and the owner of this house."
[It turns out to be an acquaintance!] No wonder he can live here. I thought it was arranged by the program crew, but it turns out to be his own network of connections. 】
[It seems that Xia Shi’s family background must be quite good.] 】
[They don’t want to shoot commercials, so they probably enter the entertainment industry just to have fun. 】
[Let me interject, does Xia Shi not care about the Little New Year? 】
After Xia Shi handed Xiaonian to Gao Shule, he seemed to have forgotten his existence. He only held A'luo's hand all the way. If you didn't know, you would think that A'luo was in the same group with him.
After arriving at the restaurant, Xia Shi also asked Gao Luo to sit next to him.
The four people sat in the order of Gao Shule, Gao Luo, Xia Shi, and Xiaonian.
Lu Tong arranged lunch at a long dining table with plenty of empty seats. He asked the staff to sit down and told them to order whatever they wanted without feeling constrained.
Gao Luo felt a little more secure because she was sandwiched between so many people.
There were many servants in the house, and they brought dishes to the table one after another, leaving the screen full of saliva.
During the meal, Lu Tong finally left, allowing Gao Luo to eat in a relaxed and happy manner.
But no one knew when he came back. Gao Luo was so focused on her meal that she didn't notice the extra gaze beside her.
By the time she realized it, Lu Tong had no idea how long he had been standing next to her. Both eyes stared at her with disbelief.
Gao Luo was startled and immediately lowered her head.
When Lu Tong stood on the right and watched, she twisted her body to the left; when Lu Tong turned to the left and watched, she twisted her body to the right; when Lu Tong turned to the opposite side, Gao Luo wanted to bury her whole face in the bowl.
Lu Tong was tall and strong with a fierce look on his face. Gao Shule thought Gao Luo was frightened by his appearance and wanted to ask Lu Tong to stand further away so as not to scare the child. But then she thought it was too rude to say that, so she changed her mind and went to comfort Gao Luo.
"A Luo, don't be afraid. He is the housekeeper from yesterday. He is not a bad person."
After she comforted Gao Luo, she said to Lu Tong, "Are you okay?"
Lu Tong shook his head but did not leave. He still stood opposite Gao Luo.
Gao Luo buried her face, and Lu Tong followed suit, almost lying on the table. As he watched, he kept muttering, "How come they look so similar? They look exactly like Xiao Xiao Xie. Let me take a picture and show it to Da Xie."
Lu Tong ranked the three siblings in the family: Xie Fan was the eldest Xie, Xie Cui was the middle Xie, and Xie Yanzhi was the youngest Xie. A'Luo used to often visit her grandparents' house and had a good relationship with Lu Tong, so she got a nickname, Xiao Xiao Xie.
Hearing the big thank you, A'Luo realized that it was her uncle, and she raised her face reflexively.
Lu Tong took out his cell phone and unexpectedly took a picture of Gao Luo's front. The moment he saw her complete face, Lu Tong blurted out "Oh shit".
Then he rushed out of the door, saying as he walked, "It's amazing that there are people in the world who are exactly the same. I have to let Da Xie come and see them so that he can broaden his horizons!"
Gao Luo: “…”
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
